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After chance to be a Tokyo Olympian was lost, Katie Lou Samuelson returns to chase Paris 2024

Dec. 01, 2023 12:10 PM EST

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson and Devin Cannady took their marriage vows in April. They made another vow to each other long before that. An Olympic vow. It was July 2021 during the Tokyo Olympics, when Samuelson’s team won a gold medal — without...

Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft

Nov. 30, 2023 13:11 PM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission. Tokyo says it has also asked the U.S. military to ground all Ospreys operating in Japan except...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of US price update, OPEC+ meeting

Nov. 30, 2023 00:07 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer inflation and a meeting of oil producers in Vienna. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai. They fell in Seoul and Bangkok. U.S. futures rose while oil prices slipped. ...

Japan officials: A person, debris found at site of crashed U.S. Osprey; no word on person's condition, fate of 7 others

Nov. 29, 2023 02:56 AM EST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan officials: A person, debris found at site of crashed U.S. Osprey; no word on person's condition, fate of 7 others.

Officials say a U.S. Osprey helicopter carrying 8 has crashed into the sea off Japan; no details on occupants' condition

Nov. 29, 2023 02:13 AM EST
TOKYO (AP) — Officials say a U.S. Osprey helicopter carrying 8 has crashed into the sea off Japan; no details on occupants' condition.

Stock market today: Asia trading mixed after strong US consumer confidence data push Wall St higher

Nov. 28, 2023 23:33 PM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after a strong report on U.S. consumer confidence and hopes the Federal Reserve is finished with its aggressive interest rate hikes sent shares higher on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.1% in morning trading to...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of consumer confidence and price data

Nov. 27, 2023 23:53 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained. On...

Stock market today: Asian shares slip following a weak close on Wall Street

Nov. 22, 2023 00:30 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street a day after stocks there hit their highest level since the start of August. Tokyo and Mumbai advanced while most other major markets declined. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices...

Pitt, Wisconsin announce they will face each other in Dublin to open the 2027 season

Nov. 21, 2023 13:45 PM EST

Pittsburgh and Wisconsin will open the 2027 season by facing off in Ireland. The two schools announced Wednesday they would play each other in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Aug. 28, 2027. This matchup is the second in a two-game series after...

Daisaku Ikeda, head of global Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, dies at 95

Nov. 18, 2023 04:16 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious organization said Saturday. Ikeda died on Nov. 15 at his home in Tokyo,...